ロード

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Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English load.[2][3][1]

Noun

ロード (rōdo

  1. a load
  2. loading

Verb

ロードする (rōdo surusuru (stem ロード (rōdo shi), past ロードした (rōdo shita))

  1. to load something on a computer
    • 1998, Mark Lutz, translated by Iisaka Goichi, Python nyūmon [Introduction to Python], page 88:
      つまり、reloadはモジュールソースファイルを(きょう)(せい)(てき)ロードするimportのようなものである。
      Tsumari, reload wa mojūru sōsu fairu o kyōseiteki ni rōdo suru import no yō na mono de aru.
      In other words, reload forces the module source file to load much as import does.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From English road.[2][3][1]

Noun

ロード (rōdo

  1. (uncommon) road
    Synonyms: (michi), 街道 (kaidō), 道路 (dōro)
    • 1956 [1955], Agatha Christie, translated by Takahashi Yutaka, Hikkorī rōdo no satsujin, translation of Hickory Dickory Dock (in English):
      「ご(ぞん)じかと(おも)いますが、ヒッコリー・ロードにあるんですの」ポアロは()らなかった。
      “Go-zonji ka to omoimasu ga, Hikkorī Rōdo ni aru n desu no” Poaro wa shiranakatta.
      “I suppose you know, but it is at Hickory Road.” Poirot did not know.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From English Lord.[2][3][1]

Noun

ロード (rōdo

  1. Lord (as an epithet or title)
    ロードテニスン
    Rōdo Tenisun
    Lord Tennyson

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 ロード”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 ロード”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months